Animation: How the Partial Solar Eclipse Looked

During this partial solar eclipse, the Moon covered only parts of the Sun, as seen from Boston. There were no locations on Earth where the Sun appeared completely covered during this event. The Moon covered only a small portion of the Sun.

Phases and local times of this eclipse

Local times for eclipse in Boston on Thursday, October 23, 2014

Event

Time in Boston

Direction

Altitude

Looks like

Comments

Partial Eclipse begins

Oct 23 at 5:47 PM

255°

0.0°

The Moon touches the Sun's edge.Since the Sun is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West-southwest for the best view of the eclipse.

Maximum Eclipse

Oct 23 at 5:48 PM

255°

0.2° below

Moon is closest to the center of the Sun.Since the Sun is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to West-southwest for the best view of the eclipse.

This eclipse is in progress during sunrise or sunset, so the Sun is displayed only partly in some phases, according to its altitude below the horizon. The animation's bottom edge represents an ideal, flat horizon, which is at the same altitude as the observer.